أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَهَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلَيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ الْأَنْصَارُ مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْکُمْ أَمِيرٌ فَأَتَاهُمْ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ أَمَرَ أَبَا بَکْرٍ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَأَيُّکُمْ تَطِيبُ نَفْسُهُ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ أَبَا بَکْرٍ قَالُوا نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ نَتَقَدَّمَ أَبَا بَکْرٍ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 781
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah said: “When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم passed away, the Ansar said: ‘Let there be anAmIr from among us and an AmIr from among you.’ Then ‘Umar came to them and said: ‘Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم commanded Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer? Who among you could accept to put himself ahead of Abu Bakr?’ They said: ‘We seek refuge with Allah from putting ourselves ahead of Abu Bakr.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020